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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Systems, methods, and apparatus for overhead scanning of images in a manual distribution environment
Scott R. Bombaugh, Burke, VA (US);
John M. Dunlop, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Scott R. Bombaugh, Burke, VA (US);
John M. Dunlop, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
This disclosure defines systems, methods and apparatus for scanning in a distribution environment. In one aspect a method is disclosed for expanding a field of view of a camera. The method may include moving a mirror according to a determined pattern of movement and speed and capturing a series of images with a camera while the mirror is moving such that the field of view defining images captured by the camera changes based on the position of the mirror. The method may further include using image data from the series of images to process information located on a target item being imaged. In another aspect, an apparatus is disclosed including a selectively movable mirror positioned relative to an image capture device. A controller is configured to capture an image while the mirror is moving.